Corner Relay: Collect Shuttles With a Lunge

A team relay where students collect shuttles from the four corners of a court using badminton footwork. It warms up the body and builds the lunge and return to center.

How to play

1. Teams of five. Each team has a square with a hoop in the middle and a shuttle on a cone in each corner (1 min).
2. The first runner starts from the hoop, moves to a corner with side steps or crossover steps, picks up the shuttle in a lunge and drops it in the hoop (2 min).
3. Second round: return the shuttles to the corners one per trip, tagging hands to relay (2 min).
4. Final round in a set order: front right, back left, front left, back right (2 min).
5. Easy walk and shake out the legs (1 min).

Rules

• Carry only one shuttle per trip.
• Move to the back corners sideways or with a crossover step, never sprinting backward.
• The winning team is the one that finishes with everyone doing the last lap together, not the fastest.

Variations

Adaptations

• Low vision: bright cones and a buddy who runs the first lap alongside.
• Limited mobility: shuttles on tall cones so no bending is needed.
• Hesitant students: they can set the shuttles and start each runner before taking a turn.

Learning goals

• Warm up with sport-specific movement.
• Make the lunge and return to center automatic.
• Cooperate in the relay by cheering on the whole team.

Equipment for a class of 25

• shuttlecocks: 24
• cones: 30
• hoops: 6

Teacher tip

Use old or broken shuttles here since nobody hits them. Watch that the front foot in the lunge is the racket-side foot.

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